Fuel-reservoir



1. s. BRENNAN.

FUEL RESERVOIR. APPLICATION FILED M.A.Y L8, |920.

1,376,859. Patented May3,1921.

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FUEL Resmvom'.

I APPUCATION HLED MAY 1B, 1920. 1,376,859.' Patented May 3, 1921.

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FUEL RESERVOIR. APPLICATION FILED MAY I8. 1920.

Patented May 3,1921.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY I8' 1920.

1,376,859. Patented May 3,1921.

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LI'nhrL E En arman UNITEDSTATES PTEN JoHiv s. BRENNAN, or Mitw'nnxnn, Wisconsin.-

FUEL-RESERVOIR.

.Application filed May 18,

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that LJoi-iNS. BRENNAN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the countyl of Milwaukee andState of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fuel- Reservoirs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in reservoirs adapted for use on oil stoves, and of that type shown in my co-pending application for Patent No. 1,343,- 343, granted June 15, 1920, wherein there is provided a main supply receptacle detachably mounted in inverted position over an auxiliary constant level receptacle, andi-ha v'- ing means carried by its neck andV engaging the auxiliary constant level receptac e whereby to afford a vertical support for the main receptacle so that the desired constant level line of Huid in the auxiliary receptacle is not affected by possible variation in the length of the neck of the main receptacle, which would preferably be made of glass and consequently liable to such variation.

It is the object of my invention to improve the conditions of support afforded the main supply receptacle, whereby to procure a maximum firmness of support in a manner which is most economical of the materials employed. And it is more particularly my object to eliminate adverse leverage conditions in a structure of the present type with respect to lateral stresses which may be imparted to the structure in use.

Ak further object resides in the provision of means for aecting lateral support of the main receptacle, which may be formed in a most economical manner of benty wire or strips and wherein the Vstresses incidental to lateral support of the main receptacle are imparted therethrough longitudinally of the general plane of said support means.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the vnovel features' of construction, combination and arrangement of the parts as hereinafter described and defined by the'appended claims. In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my improved reservoir structure and Support- 1920. ,serial No. 382,366.

Specification of Letters Batent. Patented May 3', 1921,

means therefor, ther auxiliary reservoir and main reservoir valve being shown in section. lFig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-'2 of the Fig. 1, andy Fig. 3'is an elevational view of the lateral support wire v structure, partsV associated therewith being conventionallyshown.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view partly in section, of a modified form of my invention.

Fig. 5 is a plan'lview of this. modification.

Fig. 6 is an elevational view, partly in section of another modification of my invention.

Fig. 10 is a detail elevation of. the lateral' support used in the modified form of the invention illustrated inFigs. 8 and 9.

Referring tothe drawings, especially to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, 5 vdesignates the usual pan-shaped auxiliary receptacle of an oil stove, having a supplypipe depending from its bottom at one side, said receptacle being braced by a `pair'ofv slightly divergent f bars 7 extending from its wall portion to the adjacent wall 8 of the stove. The main receptacle 9, comprising the usual glass bottle is inverted over the auxiliary receptacle and has azvalve cap 10 threadedon Yitsfineck and carrying a valve structure as described in my said allowed oo-pending application. Any inner valvey casing section 11 is secured within the cap about an outlet port formed by a central aperture in the V4bottom portion of the cap, the cap'material adjacent said aperture being inclined to form a vfrusto-conical seat forcoperation with the flared upper end of a .tubular valve member 12 passedvthrough thecap aperture, .said

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by the arms 15. rlfhus when the main lreceptacle is inverted over and lowered to en f7 gage its neck portion into the auxiliary receptacle 5, the stem of the valve member 12 will engage thebottom of the auxiliary receptacle and will hence become disengaged from its seat on the cap member, thus permitting oil to flow freely from the mainreceptacle into the auxiliary receptacle, to a constant level line which is determined by the end of the cap 10 threaded on the bottle neck.

- -cal support, the essential feature being that the vertical support is determined by the end of the bottle neck yso that a proper elevation of the iuid level line to coperate with the burner structures is procured irrespective of possible variation of the length of the bottle neck'.

In Figs.'1, 2 and 3 a band 16 is inset inor otherwise secured to the intermediate portions of the main receptacle 5 and the ends of bowed plates 17 are secured to diametrically opposite portions of this' band to form connecting'earsfor the bail 17 by which the bottle may be carried. This bail attaching means is utilized in the present instance to afford'lateral support for the main receptacle, and thusv a pair of wire sections have their intermediate `portions looped at 18 and secured by bolts 19 to the stove wall 8. One pair of ends of the wire sections are extended outwardly a slight distance in parallel relation and are then oppositely curved to provide portions 2O partially embracing the main receptacle, the ends of said portions being bent downwardly to provide lugmembers .21v engageable with thesockets formed by the bowed bail attaching plates 17 The other end portions of the main wire sections are bent forwardly at 22 below the first named end portions and have their cxtremities directed upwardlyand converged for mutual engagement to form a lug member 23 which is engageable selectively in one of a pair of socket plates 24 secured to the band l16 of the main receptacle at quadrantially spaced points with respect to the bale plates 17. The disposition ofthe lug members 21 Vand 23 in the sockets of the main receptacle thus servesV to afford the Vlateral support means for the main receptacle, but it is particularly noted that this structure does not interfere with the vertical movement of the main receptacle to procure this vertical support by seating lengagement of its cap carried member on the bottom of the auxiliary receptacle, and if by any chance said wires would tend to obstruct such vertical movement of the main recep- Y tacle the wires would yield by their natural thev same manner asin the form of the invention depicted in Figs. 1, A2 and 3, but said main receptacle is retained against lateral movement by a somewhat different means.l In this forma horizontally disposed retaining band 30 is secured to the vstove wall and is designed to receive the main receptacle when the same is inserted. Connection between the band v39 and the stove wall is obtained by means of a pair of metal strips bent into substantially U-shape; these strips having their intermediate portions disposed in engagement to form a shank 31, while their arms 3,2 and 33 are extended in opposite directions as shown in Fig. 5. The arms 32 provide attaching means for securment to the stove wall; the other arms 33 beingconnected with the band 30. n A third means of holding the main receptacle 9 against lateral shifting is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, and in this instance the usual receptacle carried band 16 is provided with a relatively long hook plate 34 which, when the receptacle is inverted extends downwardly as shown. This hook plate is adapted to seat in a socket 35 carried by the stove wall S, and in constructing this socket a piece of strap metal is bentto form the socket at one end and a pair of oppositely extending attaching arms 36 at the other, these arms being bolted or rivetedto the stove wall as at 37. In Figs. 8, 9 and 10 another means is shown for providing both vertical and lateral support for the main receptacle 9. However, in the use of thisy modification, the main receptacle is inverted in an aux iliary receptacle 5 of substantially vthe same shape as the receptacle 5, the same having a feed pipe 6 leading from its bottom to the burners within the stove S. In this case the auxiliary receptacle 5 has its edge reinforced as at 38 and the main receptacle 9 seated thereon to be thusV vertically supported.

A. bracket plate 39 depends from the top T of the stove, it being secured thereto at one end and having aA lateral auxiliary receptacle supporting arm 40 at the other or lower end. This arm braces-the auxiliary receptacle in substantially the same manner as the member 7 ofthe other forms of the invention as shown from the figures preceding Figs. 8, 9 and 10. The bracket plate 39 is formed Vof a single piece of material and has its edge portions bent laterally to provide strengthening flanges 41.` The intermediate portion of the vertical part of the bracketv plate 39 has a pair of tongues 42 and 43 struck therefrom, both of which are substantially right angular and have their vertical free ends positioned for engagement with the wall of the main receptacle 9. The tongue 42 constitutes an attaching'member and is engaged in one of the sockets 24, which are formedon the'receptacle carrying 'band 16. The other or depending tongue 43 provides a base for engagement with the wall of the main receptacle 9.

By securing the lateral support means of the main receptacle to the stove structure above the auxiliary receptacle, it is seen that the lateral stresses incidental to lateral support of the receptacle are exerted in a direction longitudinally of the general plane and extent of the lateral support means, thus providing a sufficiently durable and strong structure with a maximum lightness and economy of material and the advantages of this lateral structure are particularly in contradistinction to'any lateral support means carried by the auxiliary receptacle, wherein adverse leverage conditions would be set up incidental to lateral stress on the receptacle, which would impart excess load conditions to the support means of the auxiliary receptacle. The advantage of providing vertical support by engagement with the bottom of the auxiliary receptacle has been brought out with respect to the desired uniform elevation of the lconstant level line. Thus by distributing my various support means in the manner described, I have provided an exceedingly efficient, strong and durable construction, which at the same time permits ready manipulation of the main receptacle for the purpose of removing and filling it.

In using one of the main receptacles with either of the several forms of the invention, it is necessary to invert the former and lower it into the auxiliary receptacle, whereupon its valve is opened and the liquid fuel is permitted to flow from .the main receptacle into the auxiliary receptacle to a predetermined level. At the same time the auxiliary receptacle provides a vertical support for the main receptacle while any of the different forms of the lateral supporting means prevents the main receptacle from shifting out of a formal vertical line. It will be noted that in each of the several auxviliary receptacles, a dished'portion 25 is prolpending application above referred to.y It

is to be appreciated that any of the lateral supporting means prevent sidewise Inove ment of themain receptacle or bottle while readily permitting they vertical movement thereof to or yfrom engagement with the auxiliary receptacle.

What is claimed is:` Y

1. In a constant level fuel supply structure, a main support member, an auxiliary receptacle mounted in stationary relation to said main support member, a main receptacle having its neckportion engageable in 'the auxiliary receptacle, means associated with the neck of the main receptacle and engaging the auxiliary receptacle to provide vertical support for the main receptacle, lateral support members carried by the main support member and extending substantially in a horizontal plane located intermediately of the normal position of the main receptacle, upstanding lug portions on said lateral support members and socket portions carried by the main receptacle for slidably receiving said upstanding lug portions.`

2. In a constant level fuel supply structure, a main support member, an auxiliary receptacle mounted in stationary relation to said main support member, a main recep` tacle having its neck portion engageable in the auxiliary receptacle, means associated with the neck of the main receptacle and engaging the auxiliary receptacle to provide vertical support for the main receptacle, wires secured to the main support and extending outwardly therefrom, `upstanding lug members carried by said wires and socket membersr carried by the main receptacle to receive said lugs.

3. In a constant level fuel supply structure, a main support member, an auxiliary receptacle mounted in stationary relation to said main support member, a main receptacle having its neck portion engageable in the auxiliary receptacle, means associated with the neck of the main receptacle and engaging the auxiliary receptacle to provide vertical support for the main receptacle, wires secured to the mainmsupport and extending outwardly therefrom, upstanding lug members carried by said wires and socket members carried by the main recep tacle to receive said lugs. Y Y

4. In a constant level fuel supply structure, a'main support member, an auxiliary receptacle mounted in stationary relation to said mainV supportV member, a main receptacle having its neck portion engageable 1n the auxiliary receptacle, means associated with the neck of the main receptacle and engaging the auxiliaryreceptacle to provide vertical support for the main receptacle,

wires secured to the main support and extending outwardly therefrom, upstanding lug members carried by said wires bowed bail attaching plates carried by the main receptacle, said plates forming socket members for. receiving said lug members.

5. In a constant level fuel supply struc- `ture,'a main support member, an auxiliary carried by said members, a `lug member carried by the main .support member and disosed betweenv said first named members inwardly of their lug` portions andsocket members carried by the main receptacle to receive said lugs. y

6. In a constant level fuel supply .structure, a main support member, an auxiliary receptacle mounted in stationary relation to said main support member, a main recepvtacle having its neck portion engageable in the auxiliary receptacle, means associated with the vneck of the main receptacle and engaging the auxiliary receptacle to provide vertical support for the main receptacle, a pair of members extending outwardly from the main support member and adapted to embrace the lmain receptacle, .lug portions carried by said member, a lug member carried by the main support vmember and disposed between said first named members inwardly of their lug portions and quadratlically spaced sockets carried by the main support member for receiving said lugs.

Intestimony that I claim` the foregoing I have hereunto set* my hand at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. v

"JOHN s. BRENNAN. 

